"close enough" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-close enough.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} close enough (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of good enough: acceptable, imperfect but adequate for the purpose. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: good enough [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: close enough for government work Translations (literal): suficientemente/bastante/bastantemente cerca (english: lo) (Spanish)
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